Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, for obtaining location information from a location source. A geographic reference point is determined based on accuracy of the location information. The geographic reference point is incorporated into a location result.
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1. A method of displaying location data on a physical client device, comprising: obtaining current location data of said physical client device from a location data source, said current location data including accuracy data specifying a degree of accuracy of said obtained current location data; obtaining a shape icon to represent a current location of said physical client device; modifying a size of said shape icon according to said degree of accuracy of said obtained current location data; and displaying said size modified shape icon on a display of said physical client device.
2. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 1 , further comprising: establishing a center of said size modified shape icon as a proximate current location of said physical client device.
3. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 1 , further comprising: associating said obtained current location data with at least one of a civic address, a road intersection, and a point of interest.
4. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 1 , further comprising: determining a proximity of said current location of said physical client device to a road segment.
5. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 1 , wherein said current location data comprises: a distance between a geographic reference point and a current location of said physical client device represented by said obtained current location data.
6. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 1 , further comprising: associating said obtained current location data with a point of interest, said point of interest being at least one of a landmark, a shopping center, a business establishment, a park, a sports facility, a wilderness area, a recreational area, and a geographic area.
7. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 1 , wherein: said size of said modified shape icon is modified inversely proportional to said degree of accuracy of said obtained current location data.
8. A physical client device for displaying location data, comprising: a client device module to obtain current location data of said physical client device from a current location data source, said current location data including accuracy data specifying a degree of accuracy of said obtained current location data; a shape icon determination module to obtain a shape icon representing a current location of said physical client device; an icon modification module to modify a size of said shape icon according to said degree of accuracy of said obtained current location data; and a physical display to visually display said size modified shape icon.
9. The physical client device for displaying location data according to claim 8 , wherein: said client device module further establishes a center of said size modified shape icon as a proximate current location of said physical client device.
10. The physical client device for displaying location data according to claim 8 , wherein: said client device module associates said current location data with at least one of a civic address, a road intersection, and a point of interest.
11. The physical client device for displaying location data according to claim 8 , wherein: said client device module determines a proximity of said location of said physical client device to a road segment.
12. The physical client device for displaying location data according to claim 8 , wherein said current location data comprises: a distance between a geographic reference point and a location of said physical client device represented by said obtained current location data.
13. The physical client device for displaying location data according to claim 8 , further comprising: associating said obtained current location data with a point of interest, said point of interest being at least one of a landmark, a shopping center, a business establishment, a park, a sports facility, a wilderness area, a recreational area, and a geographic area.
14. The method of displaying location data on a physical client device according to claim 8 , wherein: said size of said modified shape icon is modified inversely proportional to said degree of accuracy of said obtained current location data.
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